By: Dani

Every girl has a girl crush…maybe even more than one. One of mine happens to be Kate Hudson. Seriously, I want her to be my best friend. So I always get pretty psyched about seeing her taking on a new project. And in addition to all of the other stuff she does (new movies like Mother’s Day, Fabletics clothing line, parenting), she is now working on a new television series, “The Barbary Coast.” It is a new series set during the era of the Californian Gold Rush, and since I am a history buff, I am also pretty excited about this part, too.

The show is being developed by Mel Gibson and will also star Kurt Russell. Gibson is not only co-writing, executive producing, and directing the show, he will also have a recurring role in the series. As most people know, Russell is the long-time partner of Hudson’s mother, Goldie Hawn. So it will be very interesting to see Russell and Hudson get to work together in a professional capacity for an extended length of time. And just to round out the family affair, Hudson’s brothers, Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell, will also be executive producing the show along with Bruce Davey and Rick Nicita.

The show has not been picked up by a network yet, but it is coming from the Mark Gordon Co., which has turned out shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Quantico” so I imagine it won’t take too long for a network to snatch it up.

“The Barbary Coast” is actually based on a book of the same name by Herbert Asbury. Below is the description of the novel from Amazon: